The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-26
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chants of Baltimore, .Isaturday made deed
of trust for their creditors to VIM. J. Dickey.
The trustees bond is 100000.
A three year old daughter OF Henry Shoe.
maker, living near Frederick, accidentally
| fell and ran the prong of fork into one Of
her eyes last week, and after suffering intense
pain died on Monday.
Mrs. Lydia McLape Johnston, wife of
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, of Virginia, died
in Washington on Tuesday. The deceased
was a sister to ES-Gov. Robert NJ. McLane
of Maryland, now Minister to France.
During the heavy storm Friday night light.
ming struck she Mccullough Iron Company's
works at Northeast Adam Minker, who was
in the works at the time. was rendered insen-
sible for q considerable time. The works were
not injured. Lightning the same night struck
the dwelling of Levi Wells. fisherman at
Port Herman, in the second district of Cecil
county, damaging the building and iniuring
both Wells and his son Jesse.
Anna Darretta, a trapeze performer, mar
rowly escaped death while performing in h
theatre in Baltimore on Tuesday. She was
starting to slide on Il wire from the roof to
the stage, supporting herself by her teeth
elinched on a strap, when a sudden Jerk of
the wire loosened her grip, and she fell to the
floor of the centre circle, Il distance of about
fifty feet, striking on her stomach Her left
hip was badly bruised, and it is feared that
she sustained dangerous internal injuries.
Washington's Birthday was celebrated at
various places in Maryland. In Baltimore
the Fifth Regiment paraded in honor of the
day, and several colored military organiza-
tons also had parade. At Frederick there
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match between companies from Allegany and
Carrot; at Annapolis there was military and
hremen's parade. The exConfederates had
banquet and speeches in Baltimore, and
several political clubs celebrated the day.
Miss Ellen Harris, young lady of Louise
vile, Ky, who received an ugly scalp wound
by striking some object while her head was
out OF window of passenger car between
Sir Johns Run and Cumberland some months
ago, has entered suit against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad to recover S30, 900 damages
for injuries sustained. The declaration states
that she was rendered sick and faint by the
high rate of speed and pitching of the train,
and that her head was knocked against the
side of the window when it struck the bridge
or other object
Isaac C. W, Powell, one of the oldest
members of the Easton bar, died Friday even
Mr.. Powell was GO years old. In politics he
was Democratic leader, and had represented
Talbot county in the General Assembly, and
served two terms as states attorney. In 1862,
when Judge Carmichael was arrested by mill
tary authority and taken from the bench while
holding court in Easton, Mr.. Powell, who was
then states attorney, was also arrested, and
was imprisoned in Fort McHenry, and after
wards in Fort Lafayette, for several months.
The report of the department of agriculture
on the number and values of farm animals
gives the following as to Maryland: Live
stock has improved within the past year.
More attention and care is now paid to all
classes than formerly. The attention of
farmers has been brought to the necessity, as
measure of economy, that they provide warm
shelters for their stock in general, and keep
them in growing condition if young, and if
old, to be ready at any moment to go to the
shambles. Low prices have had discour-
aging effect upon stock growing Sheep have
become drug on the market, owing to the
low prices for mutton and wool. Farmers
have almost given up hog raising, because of
the incurable "hog cholera There seems
to be no remedy for it. Hence farmers say
they would rather buy their pork than raise
hogs to be swept away at the last moment
Sheep have decreased in numbers, yet of late
there have been large importations of the
Downs and the larger sheep, Cotswolds. The
mass of country sheep seem to be disappear
ing, while small but far better class are
slowly taking their place. Hence, while the
state presents a great falling off of numbers,
she is slowly enriching herself by the intro
duction of a superior class Of animals.